Adding HHW and CESQG to Neighborhood Clean-ups 2012
A partnership between Collier County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted five neighborhood
clean-up events in communities that have significant immigrant populations, and where HHW and Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator (CESQG) collection and disposal had not been promoted or provided in the past.
Report

Alternative Roofing Systems Made with Recycled Leftover Paint - Full Scale Validation of Laboratory Results 2011
A partnership between Okaloosa County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection evaluated an alternative roofing system that incorporated leftover paint collected by the Okaloosa County Household Hazardous Waste program. Leftover paint is typically the largest volume waste collected by household hazardous waste programs. The development of an alternative roofing system that utilizes leftover paint as a major component could provide a strong recycling market for this leftover paint. Previous phases of this project evaluated this alternative roofing system for
preliminary properties and performance and
additional properties
in the laboratory at bench scale. This phase validated those laboratory results with full scale field testing.
Report.

Paintcrete - Concrete Made with Leftover Latex Paint Admixture 1996
A partnership between Okaloosa County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection evaluated the use of leftover paint collected by the Okaloosa County Household Hazardous Waste program as an admixture for concrete. The system was dubbed “paintcrete.” Leftover paint is typically the largest volume waste collected by household hazardous waste programs. Rather than dispose of the paint this project evaluated a unique way to reuse the material without posing an environmental risk. This would allow 100% of the leftover paint to be recycled or reused. Various mixtures and placement procedures were field tested in several public works locations.
Report.

Grants to reimburse expenses associated with local hazardous waste management - Available
to counties that have established operational permanent facilities under the Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Grant but have received funding less than their $100,000 limit.